December 2017 - Vip-all.phys

[vip-all] Talents
by Ulrik Ingerslev Uggerhøj 21 Jun '18

21 Jun '18

Dear all, As a follow-up for the residential meeting at Vejle, before which I only had response from 2 groups, I kindly ask you to - groupwise, if possible - inform me in writing about your planned activities in connection with talent students: "Please also take responsibility for organizing suggestions for host groups for “Talent students” (i.e. students being admitted to the talent program from their second year); such groups may consist of the entire topical group or one or more subgroups." Please include in your (preferably brief) response which (sub-)groups you suggest, 5-10 keywords about the scientific content, and a bit about which competencies you expect the talent students may obtain from your programme (both the 'soft' such as presentation skills, and the 'hard' such as programming in LabVIEW), and a suggestion for the final evaluation, to be done at the end of the 1/2 year (which product?). Mvh. Ulrik ************ Ulrik I. Uggerhøj Department of Physics and Astronomy Aarhus University Ny Munkegade 120 DK-8000 Aarhus Denmark Mobile: +45 2338 2373 e-mail: ulrik(a)phys.au.dk

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[vip-all] Residency rules confuse international researchers
by Katrine Vasegaard 22 Dec '17

22 Dec '17

Residency rules confuse international researchers Quite a few international researchers at AU are concerned by recent news stories about possible legal action against international researchers for giving external lectures. AU Talent Development has made a schematic outlining the basic rules. 2017.12.20 | Thomas Grønborg Sørensen<mailto:ths@au.dk> [Complicated rules are confusing AU researchers. Photo: Lars Kruse.]<http://news.au.dk/typo3temp/_processed_/csm_aula2_fotograf_Lars_Kruse_AU_Ko…> Brooke Harrington does not work at Aarhus University. Nonetheless, staff at AU HR and the Talent Development researcher mobility team have heard her name quite frequently over the course of the past month. A number of international researchers have contacted the administration in the wake of media coverage of the American economic professor's case, which has has generated uncertainty about the rules on sideline employment for international researchers. "We've heard from the administrative centres at ST and Health in particular that they've been getting a lot of enquiries. A number of international researchers also express frustration about the signals the rules are sending, which is practically the most regrettable thing about this. Because naturally, everyone agrees that Denmark needs highly qualified international researchers, and we want them to feel welcome," explains Michael Winther, who is head of Talent Development, a unit which, among other functions, works with researcher mobility. He explains that many researchers have been following media coverage of cases in which the Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has reported international researchers to the police for working as co-examiners or giving external talks, and have subsequently contacted their local HR partners to enquire whether they risk incurring legal sanctions themselves. "It has come as a surprise to most researchers that the rules provide scope for these kinds of cases. And so it's very positive that the issue is receiving attention, and it looks like amendments to the rules are on the way. In any case, I've noted that the ministers for integration and research as well as the prime minister have stated that they intend to work on a solution which can make life easier for researchers from non-EU countries who would like to participate in Danish society on equal terms as their EU colleagues," explains Winther. New rules are underway However, he also points out that media coverage has also contributed to the confusion, because some of the cases which have been covered would not occur today: "In the meantime, SIRI has accepted that serving as co-examiner for other universities is a part of any researcher's job. So it's no longer necessary to apply for a permit to serve as a co-examiner - in any case, as long as you are in Denmark under the researcher taxation scheme. But the rules are complicated, and I find it completely understandable that many researchers are unsure about them now." Winther explains that most cases can be clarified immediately, as long as you have the answers to two questions: 1) Under what taxation scheme are you residing in Denmark? 2) What is the nature of the sideline employment in question? The mobility team has created an explanation of the rules in schematic form<http://ias.au.dk/fileadmin/internationalstaff.au.dk/IAS_Guides_formularer_v…>. As long as you know the answers to these two questions, the table will provide clarification of most cases. Regarding work-related sideline employment as well as volunteer work in your private time, the rules will be different depending on your answers to the two questions above. However, Winther also encourages researchers who are still uncertain about how the rules apply to them to contact mobility team member Inge Aachmann Pedersen. * Inge Aachmann Pedersen<http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/persons/id%2812439cfb-3270-4416-88c0-67ec08945d…> * Michael Winther<http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/mw@adm.au.dk>

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[vip-all] Julehilsen
by Katrine Vasegaard 22 Dec '17

22 Dec '17

Julen 2017 Kære alle, Så nærmer Julen sig igen og dermed også årets afslutning, hvor vi alle har travlt med at få ryddet de sidste opgaver væk fra skrivebordet, så vi kan starte på en frisk i det nye år. Lad mig begynde med at takke for deltagelsen i årets MUS samtaler, som nu er afsluttet. På spørgsmålet om man er glad for sit arbejde scorer over halvdelen '6', og det er jeg rigtig glad for at se. Det viser at vi trods udfordringer med manglende tid og svære tider for funding trods alt har en god arbejdsplads på IFA. Vi glæder os også igen i år over at have god søgning til fysikstudiet, og vi har med succes haft den nødvendige studietidsreduktion..... Vi er også færdige med ombygningerne, og der er blevet lyst og rart overalt. Det gælder kontorer, nye studiepladser, kantinen, og laboratorier. Tak for tålmodighed gennem den lange periode dette har stået på. Vi har også i løbet af dette år fået nye TAP og VIP medarbejdere. Vi sagde farvel til Ruth efter mange år, og bød velkommen til Katrine, som er 'trådt direkte ind' hos de fleste af os. Jeg fornemmer, at nogle en gang imellem er bekymrede for fremtiden, for vil der til stadighed være nye opgaver, og er der stadigvæk brug for netop min funktion. Jeg har været længe nok på Instituttet til at kunne sige med ret stor sikkerhed, at ting bliver ved med at ændre sig. En af Instituttets styrker er vores sammenhængskraft indadtil. En anden styrke består i at være i stand til at justere til nye randbetingelser. Her tænker jeg også på evnen til at erhverve de nye kompetencer, som morgendagen har brug for. Vi har et Institut vi godt kan være stolte over. Det drives af os alle i fællesskab med de mange funktioner, der skal varetages på et Institut. Gode ideer og råd modtages naturligvis gerne direkte til mig, Institutledelsen eller til et af vore mange udvalg. Stor tak for netop din indsats i årets løb og for samarbejdet i 2017. Glædelig jul og godt nytår! Lars Andersen [http://i5.cmail20.com/ei/j/38/24F/8F9/csimport/julekort_bred.094939.png]

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[vip-all] Meeting: "Danish Instruments for Big Science 2018"
by Katrine Vasegaard 06 Dec '17

06 Dec '17

Do you work with big science* instrumentation? Or are you interested to do so? Are you working on preparing an experiment where you need external competences to finish your work? Then the meeting ‘Danish Instruments for Big Science’ may be of interest to you. This series of conferences sets focus on scientific instruments designed and built by Danish scientist or Danish companies; instruments that are developed for use at research infrastructures like CERN, ESO, or ESS. The purpose of DIBS is to encourage cooperation, knowledge sharing, and capacity building between science and industry and between scientific communities. Therefore, we have organized DIBS as a mixture of scientific and industrial presentations, posters, and networking. It is free to participate in DIBS and we encourage you to bring a poster where you present your work and where this applies to either Big Science or where you could use a supplier to improve your project. DIBS’18 will be held at the Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, on Monday the 22nd of January 2018. Go to chem.au.dk/DIBS18<http://chem.au.dk/DIBS18> for more information and registration. *E.g. Neutron scattering, Synchrotron radiation, High energy physics, Telescopes, Satellites, Fusion etc. ——————————————————————— Best regards, Mads Ry Jørgensen Project manager, PhD DanMAX @ MAX IV<https://www.maxiv.lu.se/accelerators-beamlines/beamlines/danmax/> Office 1511-331 Phone: +45 4058 2996 Email: mads(a)inano.au.dk<mailto:mads@inano.au.dk%20> Aarhus University iNANO & Dept. of Chemistry Langelandsgade 140 DK-8000, Aarhus C Denmark [maxiv.lu.se]<https://www.maxiv.lu.se/> [au.dk]<http://au.dk> [cid:A9994540-576F-44F4-923B-CF093EA2D14D@chem.au.dk]

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[vip-all] Slides fra Informationsmøde 4. december 2017
by Katrine Vasegaard 04 Dec '17

04 Dec '17

Kære alle Hermed - hvis I skulle få brug for det - de slides med nyttig info, som de 3 gæster præsenterede på informationsmødet i FYS AUD i dag: 1) Informationssikkerhed 2) Indkøb 3) ProMark Mvh Katrine ---------------------------------------------------- Katrine Vasegaard Head of Administration MSc in Political Science Department of Physics and Astronomy [cid:image001.png@01D32197.10AF7970] Aarhus University Ny Munkegade 120 8000 Aarhus C Denmark Office: 1520-317 E-mail: katvas(a)phys.au.dk<mailto:katvas@phys.au.dk> Mobile: +45 2338 2398

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